Seuss Returns to Victory Lane at Caraway
Dominates En Route To 13th Whelen Southern Modified Win
ASHEBORO, N.C. — Andy Seuss found his way back to Victory Lane at Caraway Speedway Sunday night.
Seuss picked up his sixth NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour win at the .455-mile oval — but his first since 2011 — in dominating fashion in the Caraway 150.
Seuss led twice for a race-high 124 laps and out-distanced runner-up George Brunnhoelzl III by .833 seconds.
John Smith finished third, followed by Tim Brown and JR Bertuccio. Kyle Ebersole finished sixth, which allowed Brunnhoelzl to stretch his points lead to 20 points with three races remaining.
The win was the 13th of Seuss’ career in 77 career starts.
Danny Bohn finished seventh, followed by Gary Putnam, Brandon Ward and Jason Myers. Luke Fleming was the Sunoco Rookie of the Race with his 11th-place finish.
Earlier in the day, Seuss won his eighth career Coors Light Pole Award.
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour returns to the track Saturday, Sept. 21 for the G-Oil 150 at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, N.C.
RESULTS | RACE CENTRAL LIVE RECAP | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH RUNNER-UP GEORGE BRUNNHOELZL III | AUDIO: POST-RACE INTERVIEW WITH THIRD-PLACE JOHN SMITH
Sources: Jason Christley/NASCAR WSMT PR
NWSMT Caraway 9/8/13 Results
Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Race: NWSMT Caraway 9/8/13
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Points B/Points Status
1 1 11 Andy Seuss Tammie Davis/Phoenix Pre-Owned Chevrolet 150 48 5 Running
2 6 28 George Brunnhoelzl, III Epox-Z/Oval Speed Chevrolet 150 42 Running
3 2 25 John Smith G-Oil/Shady Grady Racing Chevrolet 150 41 Running
4 3 02 Tim Brown Hayes Jewelers/T&C Motorsports Chevrolet 150 41 1 Running
5 18 2 JR Bertuccio Gershow Recycling Chevrolet 150 39 Running
6 5 5 Kyle Ebersole Ebersole Excavating Ford 150 38 Running
7 7 65 Danny Bohn Cedar Peaks/Rustoleum Chevrolet 150 37 Running
8 8 77 Gary Putnam Stock Car Steel Chevrolet 150 36 Running
9 11 44 Brandon Ward Crane & Rigging Chevrolet 150 35 Running
10 4 4 Jason Myers Westbend Vineyards & Brewery Ford 150 34 Running
11 10 40 Luke Fleming * Koma Unwind/Kevin Powell Motorsports Ford 150 33 Running
12 17 70 Jeremy Gerstner * GMR Complete Lawn/Fountain Mtspts. Chevrolet 149 32 Running
13 16 97 Bryan Dauzat O.B. Builders Chevrolet 149 31 Running
14 12 12 Mike Norman Auto Solutions/Lewisville Mtrs Chevrolet 145 30 Running
15 14 54 Jeff Fultz Swaggerty Sausage/Fireaid Chevrolet 124 29 Engine
16 9 1 Burt Myers Citrusafe/Adam’s Towing & Recovery Ford 101 28 Mechanical
17 13 99 A.J. Winstead * Health Diagnostic Laboratory Chevrolet 101 27 Brakes
18 15 04 David Calabrese * Diamond Back Towing/airgraphix.com Chevrolet 45 26 Engine
RACE STATISTICS
Fastest Qualifier: Andy Seuss, Time: 15.855 Seconds, Speed: 103.311 mph
Time of Race: 54 mins, 43 secs Average Speed: 74.840 mph Margin of Victory: .833 Seconds
Caution Flags: Laps 28-32 (Car #12 spin in Turn 2. [none]); 76-77 (Competition – Halfway Break. [12]); 90-94 (Car #54 spin in Turn 2. [12]); 96-100 (Car #12 spin in Turn 4. [54]); 101-105 (Car #97 spin on frontstretch. [none]); 120-123 (Car #54 spin on backstretch. [2]).[Beneficiary in brackets] 6 for 26 laps.
Lap Leaders: Andy Seuss 1-7, Tim Brown 8-33, Andy Seuss 34-150.
Total Laps Led: Andy Seuss 124, Tim Brown 26. 2 changes involving 2 drivers.
* Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender